The hit parade

‘I’ve never been a particularly esoteric person,’ Nicola Benedetti tells me as we sit down to talk following the press launch of her third Edinburgh Festival. And yet, as she explains the theme of thi

The playful, melancholic genius of Erik Satie

shouting forever into the receiver Anne Denholm (harp), Louise McMonagle (cello), Jonathan Morton (violin) et al NMC NMC D285 61:56 mins Tackling social themes and reckoning with history is part of wh

The BBC Proms changed the face of classical music when ‘the people’s festival’ was launched in 1895. The perennially popular event features some of the nation’s favourite tunes from composers inspired by the countryside of the British Isles. Here Kitty Corrigan selects her top ten

Anna Clyne composer The Beatles are some of the great melodists. One of the things I love about them is that perfect blend of melody and harmony, but also lyrics. I sang ‘When I’m Sixty-Four’ at schoo

These inspiring women are certainly marching to the beat of their own drum